John Greenman
Yanks - A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Forces) Verse from WWI
Introduced by Stars and Stripes editor, John T. Winterich (1891-1970) this is a compilation of poetry by members of the American Expeditiona…
The Gettysburg Address (version 2)
Delivered during a pivotal moment in American history, The Gettysburg Address is President Abraham Lincoln's profound reflection on the prin…
Orion Clemens
Orion Clemens (July 17, 1825 – December 11, 1897) was the first and only Secretary of the Nevada Territory. His younger brother Samuel Langh…
The Penobscot Man
The Penobscot Man is a collection of true stories about the river drivers, guides, and woodsmen of Maine’s Penobscot River. Fannie Hardy Eck…
Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Five (1907-1909)
This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…
Researches into the Physical History of Man
Prichard’s Researches into the Physical History of Man has been called the most important pre-Darwinian anthropological work in English of t…
The Defense of Massachussets
In a 1856 Congressional speech, Massachusetts Representative Anson Burlingame projected the first public indication that the North was willi…